I have reserved the NPS Burnwood Group campground Thursday (new for this year), Friday, and Saturday nights (nights of 9/17 through 9/20 checking out Sunday afternoon 9/21). Camping is $5 a person a night. All are welcome. The campground is on the left as you're headed north on Rt. 19. It is just north of the bridge and across Rt. 19 from the New River Gorge visitor’s center. It has running water and flush toilets but no showers. Alcohol is allowed. There is only one good sized fire pit for us. There is a large picnic shelter. We cannot make any new fire rings and we have to leave the place in as good a shape (if not better) than we found it or I get a beat down from the Man. Our camping area is the first one on the left as you enter the campground. Parking is only along the gravel road - no cars are to be out in the field. Leashed pets are allowed but they cannot be left unattended.
BOATING:
LOWER GAULEY FRIDAY:
I’m running the Lower Gauley the Friday of Gauley Fest. First timers with qualified resumes are welcome. Safety boaters would be much appreciated as well. If interested, contact me at dave dot kessmann at fgwa (period) com.
Let’s figure on meeting in the parking lot of the Food Land in Gauley Bridge at noon on Friday. The Food Land is on Rt. 60 on the left just before you get to the intersection of 60 and 39 in Gauley Bridge. It is a good sized grocery store. You won’t miss it.
NEW RIVER GORGE SATURDAY:
We are meeting at the Burnwood Group Campground (across Rt. 19 from the New River Gorge Visitor’s Center) at 10:00 am Saturday to run the New River Gorge.
If it is your first time, contact me (dave period kessmann at fgwa period com) so we can make sure this is the trip for you. Veterans are welcome to just show up but DO NOT be late.
This trip is quite large and has only been successful in the past because we have split up in to smaller groups. If you are interested in leading or safety boating for a few folks, your help would be greatly appreciated.
Another key factor to this trip’s success is having a concurrent trip on the Upper New (Thurmond to Cunard) so we can work out the PRO shuttle. No one has stepped up to do this though. If you are interested in doing this Upper New trip Saturday and being the person who saved Gauley Fest, please let me know. (Miraculously, this has been done.)
Envelope – Free stationary taken from the Marriott while on a business trip.
Snowflake address label – sent to me free and had to be used up.
Stained glass stamp – It was more then three feet away from me when I decided to get them so you know I didn’t see them clearly
Butterfly and Sunflower stickers on the back – Also free and required because the glue on the envelope was so old it no longer stuck.
--KessmanN
There's no way I can get off Friday. Gromit and I will be out there Friday night & will help with a group on Saturday's Gorge trip. Any interest in running LG on SUNDAY? Please email or PM.
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There's rumor I may be in the area that weekend. Don't know exactly what I'll be doing yet but could possibly be a safety boater on the LG Friday. I'll most likely be on the UG Sat. I may be trying to work in the area as well so it's all tentative. Also planning on being in MD the week before Gauely Fest as the UY runs all week.......
I am going to try and make it up that weekend for the lower G and lower New. It will be pfd on the lower G but I have done a couple runs on the lower New. This all depends on my work schedule though.
Jacob
I am intrested in going to Gauleyfest. Definately not up for a Gauley run, but maybe some New River action will be in order. Anyone wanna carpool from Richmond Friday after work? Let me know.
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The campground is on the left as you're headed north on Rt. 19. It is just north of the bridge and across Rt. 19 from the New River Gorge visitor’s center. It has running water and flush toilets but no showers. Alcohol is allowed. There is only one good sized fire pit for us. There is a large picnic shelter. We cannot make any new fire rings and we have to leave the place in as good a shape (if not better) than we found it or I get a beat down from the Man. 
